Saxony 1811-SGH thaler Dav-856
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This specimen was lot 887 in Sedwick Treasure Auction 26 (Winter Park, FL, November 2019), where it sold for $505.75. The catalog description[1] noted, "Saxony (German States), mining taler, Friedrich August I, 1811-SGH, NGC MS 64. Brilliantly lustrous, with typical adjustment marks on bust and light surface hairlines on obverse only, tied with one other for finest known in the NGC census." This type was issued 1811-16 to accompany the regular thaler (Dav-854). Frederick Augustus, Napoleon's most faithful ally, was punished at the Congress of Vienna by the loss of half his kingdom.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver.
Catalog reference: Dav-856, KM-1071.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Davenport, John S., European Crowns and Talers, Since 1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
- [1]Sedwick, Daniel Frank, Augi Garcia and Cori Sedwick Downing, Treasure Auction 26, Winter Park, FL: Daniel Frank Sedwick LLC, 2019.
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